Around . What do drivers do to make the vdot crews job a little bit easier. Were having trouble with jason jasons audio. Well get back with him later in the newscast. The Winter Wonderland has returned to our area. Roads are covered with snow and snow is still falling out there. Wdbj7 Garrett Turner is out on the roads for us this morning. Good morning, garrett, how is it looking out there . Good morning, kim. So far it looks pretty good. Going north on to 20. Good news is plows have taken it down to pavement. Not here but a little bit south of us where we were right now. Not a lot of people on the roads i think the great thing about this kind of snow is it gives you a little traction if you have to get to work. So it is not as slick as it is going to be later today with the rain. But so far the roads are looking good and people are staying off of them. We plan to travel throughout roanoke today and so far we had not seen any stalled cars on the side of the road which is also great new
There were additional officers on campus yesterday as well. Classes were not canceled because authorities couldnt verify the threats. A school in southside received a threatening message this week, supposedly from isis. Hargrave military academy in chatham got the message on tuesday. Hargrave touts itself as americas premier military boarding school primarily for seventh through 12th graders. The schools president says they immediately got in touch with local Law Enforcement after receiving the message. Now, that investigation includes other state and federal agencies. Yesterday, the school held assemblies with cadets and employees. They also sent a message to parents. Other Law Enforcement have increased patrols on campus, too. There was an open house planned for this weekend but its been cancelled. All 247 cadets will be allowed to go home through the weekend if theyd like. The president says theyve never faced a situtation like this before. Interstate 81 is back county this morning
Open two hours late. Gusty winds days snow showers continue in those areas but as we head through today mopes to that will slowly come to an and but southwestern virginia the mountains a West Virginia it have to watch upper a few slick spots is you heading out this morning heres you weather headlines a chilly start you deftly one a bundle up temperature say twenties and thirties probably on your home tomorrow but at the wind benefiel colder than that strong gusty winds will have increasing sunshine county. But the shelters are open. Wdbj7s Amanda Kenney is at one of the shelters this morning. Good morning, amanda good morning, kimberly. Im at the appomatox Community Center, and the other shelter is at the pamplin Fire Department. Theyre staying open as local leaders continue to encourage victims to water, and food. But there is some good news this morning, ive checked the outage maps for the area and it looks like 100 of the power has been restored. Local leaders have warned that could
Todays heavy rain has First Responders preparing for possible flooding. Wdbj7s Khiree Stewart spoke with crews on how they plan to keep you and your family safe. They always make you nervous. Theres not a single time you go out in a flooding event that youre completely comfortable with it. Were being put in situations that the average person is not normally put in. Bobby haynes knows that first hand. Hes one of 26 members of salems Swift Water Rescue Team. Weve had people with some close call situations enough that those people have come back and taught us the lessons that theyve learned and try to keep us safe. He says they have flood gauges throughout the area to keep track of the rising water. And train monthly on different swift water rescue techniques. Swift water is one of the more Dangerous Things we do as a Fire Department. The scary thing on our business is that it doesnt take a lot of rain to separate the car from the road. Salem fire chief John Prillaman says it only takes a
Aidens favorite hockey team, the Boston Bruins play. They flew from raleigh to boston, and were greated by the Boston Bruins mascot and ice girls at the gate. Leo won the trip after writing an essay in september about why he and his son deserved to see the team play. Leo also got to go out on the ice between the 2nd and 3rd periods to take a shot at the net. He won an autographed puck and a team autographed stick. We all know what a big hockey fan leo is, so i can just imagine how much fun he had during his trip. Marco rubio is hoping Campaign Stops in virginia can give him the push he needs on super tuesday. Wdbj7s Christian Heilman was at the rally at Roanoke College last night and has more about the event. These are the kind of days Everyone Wants to be back in college. Its also one Patrick Stone probably wont forget. Patrick stone, coming to hear rubio 00594014 its a great opportunity. Its not where a president ial candidate comes to you, you know . 00594621 this is the first time